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Andrew Chafin Interview Regarding Hatfield-McCoy Feud

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3668

Scope and Contents

Names related to the feud and discussed within the interview include: Cap Hatfield, "Devil" Anse Hatfield, Ellison, Levicy Hatfield, Radford, Doc Ellis, Elias (Ellias) Hatfield, Maude, John R. Brown, Reverend Dyke Garrett, Green McNeely, Claude, Bank "Bankie" High Williamson, Bob Harrison, Dr. Lawson, Melvin Browning, Oliver Chafin, Melvin Chafin, George Chafin, Tennis Chafin, Cecil Chafin, Jane Chafin, Eliza Chafin, Emma Chafin, Vergy Chafin, Robert Hatfield, Robert L. Hatfield, Nancy Hatfield, Elliot R. Hatfield, Mary Hatfield, Elizabeth Hatfield, Troy Hatfield, Joseph Hatfield, Rose Hatfield, Willis Hatfield, Tennis Hatfield, Johnse Hatfield, Johnson Hatfield, William Hatfield, Robet Hatfield, Nancy Hatfield, Alafair (Roseanne) McCoy Hatfield, Lucinda Browning Chafin, Randolph McCoy, Jim McCoy, and Floyd McCoy.

Dates

  • Creation: 1972

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (Summary: 1/4 in. (31 pages in 1 folder))

Overview

Transcript of a 1972 interview of Andrew Chafin (1886-1977), great nephew of Devil Anse Hatfield of the Hatfield & McCoy feud, regarding the feud. At age eight years, Chafin was acted as a liaison between his family, the Hatfields, and "civilization". This oral history gives a personal account of the feud from a child's perspective. Names related to the feud and discussed within the interview include: Cap Hatfield, "Devil" Anse Hatfield, and Elias (Ellias) Hatfield, among others. The interview includes the participation of Rayond and Eva Lou Chafin; Andrew and Sarah Chafin; Claude and Tay Chafin; A.L. and Ann Chafin; and Allan, Brad, and Scott Chafin.

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
Andrew Chafin Interview Regarding Hatfield-McCoy Feud, 1972
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
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Language of description
English
Script of description
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536